title: Epidemiology of infections in women.
abstract: This article describes the epidemiologic profiles of sexually transmitted infections seen in US women. We present a brief description of the infectious agent, describe the epidemiology of the infection among women in terms of race/ethnicity and age (if those data are available), and present what is known about the behavioral risk factors associated with acquisition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, University of Texas School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, RAS E 607, 1200 Herman Pressler Drive, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: jan.m.risser@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Jan M H
authors.initials: JMH
authors.lastname: Risser
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6413 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Risser
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Risser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult